Tag: computer
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A Whole New World (again)
Over this last weekend, there was a bit of a world-shattering event on the Atlas game server we play on – due to a previously unknown bug, all player data was corrupted and lost. Despite a long weekend of troubleshooting with Grapeshot and G-Portal, the admins who ran the server set were forced to give…
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New world in Atlas
As we continue our adventures in the Atlas online game, the server we currently play on suffered a catastrophic outage. In the process of updating maps and islands, the entire save file was corrupted, meaning it was effectively an unexpected progress wipe. Not really a big deal, gave us a chance to clean out the…
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The Holidays just got fun
Hopefully, you had a good holiday, of whatever form you celebrate, or at least are looking forward to a bright New Years. For me and the family, Christmas was enjoyable, most everyone seems to have received everything they wished for. Unfortunately, the big intended present for myself rather unexpectedly failed to show an appearance. Or…
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Elite: Dangerous
Making a return to a game that I have played off and on, with a bit of renewed interest. Fortunately, Elite is a bit older now, and my graphics card, though dated, can run the game very well on Ultra. Teamed up with my son, and potentially soon my other son, we are exploring the…
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Ark: Extinction
By this point, the new expansion for Ark: Survival Evolved will be released, and hopefully our custom server will be running the new Extinction content. The wife is rather eager for the new material – she has plans of taming and crafting the new materials in the fresh land to explore. Personally, I am fairly…